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My Morning Puff!

You've no doubt made your quick puff pastry by now, right? It's resting in the fridge, awaiting the artful press and roll of your pin. The fillings are giddy with anticipation of being paired with such a magnificently flaky beast.

You have made it, haven't you? I mean, you at least have the ingredients ready. It is quick, so it's not as if you have to make it this very second. It's not like you'll hurt my feelings or anything if you haven't or if you don't. Ahem.

Let's assume that you hadn't planned on making my quick puff for Thanksgiving (just thinking that you won't makes my heart hurt). Perhaps you're traveling; you don't have the comfort of your kitchen wares to give you great confidence in some foreign culinary arena.

This is exactly why you need this stuff in your life! It's the great "on the move" pastry (it's also what I like to call the "gateway" pastry, leading you to the harder stuff like traditional puff, croissant, danish. Oh my!).

Just look at that puff! That flake! How can you deny it?

Here's why: You can make it in any old large bowl. You don't need any special equipment, not even a measuring cup or scale (although, I despair for you if you're staying in an abode that doesn't have a measuring cup).

Here's what you'll need:

•1 large mixing bowl

•1 (2 pound bag) of all purpose flour. See! You just buy a 2 pound bag. No weighing. No measuring.

•1 tablespoon salt. Grab a spoon. Put salt in it. Put it in your large bowl with the flour and butter chunks. voila! Salt.

•The last thing you'll need is 1 1/4 cups water. But you've just told me you are holed up in the hinterland, that cold and dark place that doesn't contain a single measuring implement. Don't fret! Look down at what you're holding in your hand. That's right! That Solo cup filled to the brim with vodka is going to get you through this. Transfer the contents of your beverage to another vessel. Take a look at the side of the cup. Check the pic below. That 5 ounce mark is what we're aiming for. There are 8 ounces in 1 cup of water. 10 ounces in 1 1/4 cups water. So fill that Solo cup with icy cold water to that 5 ounce mark twice.

Now you can make pie. AND you you'll have plenty of puff left over so you can make breakfast treats to pair with your tumbler of vodka. You can make so many darn things with quick puff and now you have absolutely NO excuse not to make it.

You're welcome.

MORNING PUFF

(makes 6 pastries)

INGREDIENTS

Approximately 1/3 of a block of quick puff. Click this link for my pumpkin pie and you find full instructions. Scroll down a bit (you can also MAKE this pie, if you like) and you'll see a super duper photo demo.